"You big jerk! You big demon! Give me back my freedom…"
Chelsea repeated this over and over, not even knowing what she was saying.
Teary-eyed and pitiful, this was already the third day since she had been captured.
She hadn't stopped thinking about how to escape, but that jerk Sora and his women were watching her all the time. She finally found an opportunity and thought she could escape, but the outside of the house was blocked by a strange barrier. It looked like nothing was there, but she just couldn't fly out no matter what!
That wasn't all. What drove Chelsea even more crazy was that Taeko had been acting strange these past few days!
Ever since that night when that hateful guy kissed her, that cold-blooded girl had become completely obedient to him! After returning that night, she was left alone in the yard to starve and freeze, while Taeko and that guy named Akame were taken into the room by Sora. Before long, the sounds of moaning and groaning came from inside, making Chelsea blush and her heart race. It was obvious what kind of dirty things they were doing!
At first, Chelsea was quite touched. She knew Taeko's personality, and she was sure that she was willing to be taken advantage of by that pervert in order to not expose her and to save her.
However, it didn't take long for Chelsea's idea to be shattered. Because she discovered that Taeko, that dead girl, had defected! Although she still had that cold and aloof appearance on the surface, she was completely obedient to that jerk Sora, and she seemed to get along very well with his other women!
Even if that was all, she could pretend that she was acting, but why didn't she save her when she had so many opportunities to do so? Other than secretly throwing her two steamed buns every night when those demons were asleep, that dead girl hadn't said a single word to her!
"Dead Taeko! Stinky Taeko! Big traitor…"
Chelsea cursed Taeko over and over in her heart, tears streaming down her face. She knew that Taeko, that dead girl, had definitely defected. But she was glad that she still had some conscience and hadn't exposed her as well.
Chelsea had also thought about simply showing herself and surrendering with Taeko. After all, the Revolutionary Army didn't treat them like humans when they sent them to carry out this assassination mission that was basically a suicide mission. That old woman Babara had even sold them out with just two Teigu.
However, after observing for these three days, Chelsea knew that if Sora knew that "it" was also a beautiful woman, she would definitely be eaten clean by that big pervert and subjected to relentless torment.
Wuwuwu, she was still a pure maiden, and she was so scared…
…
"Natalia, look, look, this bird is eating a lollipop again!"
This was the voice of that girl named Poney, who was super annoying to Chelsea. She would come and tease her all day long. Did she really think of her as just a bird?!!!
"Hahaha, so fun, so fun. Where did that big bad guy catch this stupid bird from? It doesn't eat worms obediently, but it eats lollipops and drinks red tea!"
"Ouch, I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts!"
Natalia said, clutching her little belly and laughing. She and Poney had made up after that night, and they seemed to have a very close relationship these days, always hanging out together.
"You're the stupid bird, your whole family is stupid birds!"
"Haven't you ever seen a bird eating a lollipop? Don't bother me, go away, go away!"
Feeling annoyed, Chelsea picked up a lollipop from her little food box and waved her wings with a disgusted look. Although she was speaking human language, it came out as a jumbled mess of sounds from the great owl's throat.
Chelsea felt disgusted when she remembered how these two dead girls had caught earthworms and cockroaches to feed her at first. Although she had tried countless disgusting things before she found her favorite lollipops and red tea, she still hated these two the most!
Because—
"Natalia, before the master finds out, we must make this stupid bird eat worms today! How can a bird not eat worms? We must save this stupid bird that has gone astray!"
Clenching her little fists, the energetic Poney-chan said with determination.
"Yes, yes, I think so too! I can drink such elegant things as red tea, but it's an insult to give it to a stupid bird!"
Natalia nodded, looking like she completely agreed.
Looking at these two weirdos, Chelsea broke out in a cold sweat. What business was it of theirs whether she ate candy or drank tea?!!!
However, although she said that, Chelsea didn't dare to hesitate in her actions. She would be in trouble if they caught her. Flapping her wings, she wanted to get as far away from these two demons as possible.
However, this time—
"Ah, let go of me! Let go of me!"
Chelsea flapped her wings with all her might, and when she realized that she had been grabbed in mid-air by a figure jumping up, she felt a surge of terror.
It's over, it's over. She had accidentally capsized in the gutter today!
"Hahaha, stupid bird, I knew you were smart. You ran away as soon as we said we were going to feed you worms before. We won't let you get away with it this time!"
Poney-chan said smugly, holding Chelsea in one hand and rubbing her little nose with the other.
"Hehehe, Poney, hold on tight. I'll feed it worms!"
Natalia's voice was equally excited. She didn't know where she had dug up a small earthworm, and she was running over here with it in her hand.
Watching Natalia getting closer and closer, Chelsea struggled desperately, her fear growing deeper and deeper. But, just then—
"Um, what are you doing?"
A weak voice came from behind the two girls in the yard, startling Poney and Natalia, who were feeling guilty.
"Ahahaha, it's you, Tsukushi. Are you alone? Where are the master and Cornelia and the others?"
Poney and Natalia quickly hid the little bird behind their backs and said with a laugh.
"Cornelia, Amuria, Akame, and Taeko went to the mountains to train. As for the master, he's taking a nap with Martha."
The girl answered, her face blushing as if she had thought of something, but her big eyes kept glancing at something behind Poney-chan.
"Oh… I see!"
Poney and Natalia exchanged glances and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Cornelia and the others had gone to train and wouldn't be back for a while. As for the master, Martha should be able to handle him for a while, and they should be able to sleep for a while after they finished their mischief, so he shouldn't find out about them.
"Hehehe, Tsukushi, we're playing with something fun. Do you want to join us?"
Natalia's pair of green eyes rolled around, and she said to Tsukushi with a sly look, as if she had a bad idea.
"Um, what's fun? The master said we shouldn't bully that great owl, especially not let Akame secretly eat it."
Tsukushi-chan said weakly, already seeing the pitiful great owl hidden behind Poney.
"We're not bullying it. We're feeding it worms!"
"Yes, yes, this stupid bird doesn't eat worms all day long. It'll starve to death sooner or later. We're saving it!"
"Tsukushi, come and help us. We'll hold its wings, and you can feed it worms. We definitely won't fail this time!"
Poney and Natalia encouraged her, thinking that since Tsukushi had already seen them, they might as well drag her into the water as well. Even if the master found out and punished them in that shameful way, the three of them could barely bear it, right?
"Um, is that okay?"
Even the simple Tsukushi was still a bit hesitant. Although she didn't know what Poney and Natalia were plotting, their mischievous eyes always made her feel uneasy.
"Oh, come on, what's wrong with it? Do you want to watch this silly bird starve to death, Tsukushi?"
"Yeah, yeah, Master treasures this silly bird so much. If it dies, Master will be sad."
Okay, maybe she was infected by those two evil people, Sora and Martha. Not to mention Natalia, even Poney is starting to turn bad!
"Uh… okay then!"
Feeling like it was the right thing to do, Tsukushi gritted her teeth and finally agreed.
They exchanged glances, a hint of triumph flashing in their eyes. Natalia handed the bug to Tsukushi, while she and Poney each grabbed one of the giant owl's wings.
"Wuwuwu… don't come over! Don't come over! I don't eat bugs! I don't want to eat! I don't want to eat!"
Watching Tsukushi carefully walk towards her step by step, and looking at Poney and Natalia grabbing her with evil smiles on their faces, Chelsea was terrified. But no matter how much she struggled or shouted, no one paid attention to her.
"Gulp…"
A little nervous, Tsukushi put the bug into the giant owl's mouth. It was about to succeed!
Just as the three girls were looking forward to it, suddenly, an unexpected change occurred!
Bang!!! A burst of energy.
"Wuwuwu… I don't want to eat, I don't want to eat! I don't want to play anymore!"
Whether it was Poney, Natalia, or Tsukushi, the three girls were completely dumbfounded. They looked at the girl who suddenly jumped out and knelt on the ground crying and shouting, unable to recover for a long time.
"Wah… Master, it's bad, that silly bird has become a spirit!"
Finally reacting, Poney threw away one of Chelsea's arms and disappeared in a puff of smoke, shouting loudly…